Genesis 16:13:1Gen.16.13.W1TAB
וַתִּקְרָ֤א
vatikra
“{And} she called”
- Transliteration
- va-tik-RA
- Extended
- vah-tik-RAA
- IPA
- /wat.tiq.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} she called
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-tik-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-tik-RA shem-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-tik-RA shem-ye-ho-VAH ha-do-VER e-le-HA a-TA EL ro-I
- sentence
va-tik-RA shem-ye-ho-VAH ha-do-VER e-le-HA a-TA EL ro-I KI am-RA ha-GAM ha-LOM ra-I-ti a-kha-RE ro-I
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol form vatikra {וַתִּקְרָא | wat-ti-qrāʾ} ‘and she called’, marking a narrative continuation.
In context — Genesis 16:13
So she called the name of the LORD who was speaking to her, “You are God who sees me,” for she said, “Have I even here seen after the One who sees me?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 16:13, so the Hebrew word וַתִּקְרָ֤א (vatikra) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.16.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.13.W1.S1) and character.